Knee pad with select-a-size holding strap

Abstract

A knee pad made from a sandwich of materials having an enlarged knee covering portion with a single holding strap extending from one side of the enlarged knee covering portion that wraps around a wearer's leg and is secured to a Velcro area mounted on a front surface of the knee covering portion of the knee pad. The single holding strap may be selectively sized, by cutting one of a number of cross-stitched sections formed at an outer end thereof, which sections may have indicia thereon, so as to be indicate where to cut so as to custom fit the knee pad over the knee of the wearer. The cross-stitching may be single or doubled to aid in preventing separation of the sandwich of materials when cut.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A knee pad, comprising:
 a body having a front surface and a rear surface;   the body having an enlarged knee covering portion and a single holding strap extending from one side of the enlarged knee covering portion;   the body and holding strap being formed from a sandwich of materials having a hardened front surface, a resilient portion and Velcro securing material secured to the hardened front surface on the enlarged knee covering portion and a rear surface of the resilient element, on the outer end of the holding strap, away from the enlarged knee covering material; and   a plurality of marked off elements formed by cross-stitching on the hardened front surface, adjacent the outer end of the holding strap.   
     
     
         2 . The knee pad of  claim 1 , further including indicia in the marked off elements on the hardened front surface indicating where a selected one of the marked off element may be cut to custom fit the knee pad to a user. 
     
     
         3 . The knee pad of  claim 3 , wherein the cross-stitching extends through the sandwich of materials from the hardened front surface, through the resilient portion and the Velcro securing material on the rear surface. 
     
     
         4 . The knee pad of  claim 3  wherein each of the cross-stitching includes a second, substantially parallel cross-stitching that aids in preventing the sandwich of materials from which the strap is made from separating after being cut. 
     
     
         5 . A knee pad, comprising:
 a body having a front surface and a rear surface;   the body having an enlarged knee covering portion and a single holding strap extending from one side of the enlarged knee covering portion, adjacent a lower end thereof;   the body and holding strap being formed from a sandwich of materials having a hardened front surface, a resilient portion and Velcro securing elements secured to the hardened front surface on the enlarged knee covering portion and a rear surface of the resilient element, at an outer end of the holding strap, away from the enlarged knee covering material;   a plurality of cross-stitched elements formed on the hardened front surface, adjacent the outer end of the holding strap, with the cross-stitching extending through the sandwich of materials from the hardened front surface, through the resilient portion and the Velcro securing element on the rear surface of the resilient element, at the outer end of the holding strap; and   indicia marked on the hardened front surface in the plurality of cross-stitched elements showing where a selected one of the plurality of cross-stitched elements may be cut to custom fit the knee pad to a user.   
     
     
         6 . The knee pad of  claim 5 , wherein each of the cross-stitched elements includes a second, substantially parallel cross-stitching that aids in preventing the sandwich of materials from which the strap is made from separating after being cut. 
     
     
         7 . A knee pad, comprising:
 a body having a front surface and a rear surface;   the body having an enlarged knee covering portion and a single holding strap extending from one side of the enlarged knee covering portion, adjacent a lower end thereof;   the body and holding strap being formed from a sandwich of materials having a hardened front surface, a resilient portion and Velcro securing elements secured to the hardened front surface on the enlarged knee covering portion and a rear surface of the resilient element, on an outer end of the holding strap, away from the enlarged knee covering material;   a plurality of double cross-stitched elements formed on the hardened front surface, adjacent the outer end of the holding strap, and extending through the sandwich of materials from the hardened front surface, through the resilient portion and the Velcro securing material; and   indicia marked on the hardened front surface in the double cross-stitched elements to indicate where the a selected one of the plurality of double cross-stitched elements may be cut to custom fit the knee pad to a user.